“I can see why Brendan thought it was a red card. I’ve seen the replay and Kevin catches Suarez,” said Martinez, who became a dad for the first time on Thursday after baby Luella’s birth.

“I don’t think it was a red card because it wasn’t malicious. If it had been against my team, I would have been thinking it could have been red, but Kevin tried to win the ball and just got there late.

“Bearing in mind the emotions you bring into a derby, I think the referee made the right decision.”